Amazon losses.

PositionUPDATES - Deforestation in the Amazon forest - Brief article

Amazon Losses Brazilian officials reported in September that the Amazon is being deforested at a rate three times as fast as in 2007, a sharp reversal after three years of declining losses. The change is attributed to higher global food prices, which encourage farmers to clear land for soybeans and cattle ranches, as well as recent...

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